September 10, 2015 -- Podcast : Sub-Saharan Africa Getting a Grip on Inflation
Inflation can determine a currency’s purchasing power as high inflation means rising prices. But what drives inflation differs from region to region. In this podcast we talk with Oral Williams, IMF Mission Chief for Malawi and coauthor of a new research paper that shows the drivers of inflation are changing in sub-Saharan Africa.

February 02, 2015 -- IMF Survey : Kenya Gets $700 Million from IMF as ‘Insurance’ Financing
The IMF Executive Board approves a financing package of about $700 million for Kenya that the country&rsquo;s authorities plan to use as insurance against external shocks. Kenya plans not to draw on this precautionary financing unless the balance of payments comes under pressure.

October 11, 2014 -- IMF Survey : Affected Countries Working on Post-Ebola Recovery Plan
The three countries worst hit by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa are working on a post-Ebola recovery plan, Sierra Leone Finance Minister Kaifala Marah tells a Washington news conference, adding that the outbreak has reversed years of economic progress in Sierra Leone.

October 02, 2014 -- IMF Survey : Kenya Poised to Reap Rewards of Prudent Policies
Rising domestic and foreign investment are set to boost economic activity in Kenya, as the central African country reaps rewards of extensive institutional reforms and prudent macroeconomic policy, the IMF staff says in a regular review of the nation’s economy.

September 16, 2013 -- Podcast : Kenya's Economy Takes Off
Kenya is one of the success stories of Africa’s economic resurgence. With this strong performance in mind, the Kenya and the IMF will co-host a conference to discuss the country's prospects.

March 27, 2013 -- IMF Survey : IMF Sees Big Gains from Energy Subsidies Reform
Subsidies are intended to protect consumers by keeping prices low. But many argue subsidies are inefficient and could be replaced with better means of protecting consumers in need. A new IMF paper urges governments the world over to reform subsidies affecting products ranging from coal to gasoline.

August 24, 2011 -- IMF Survey: IMF in Talks on Financing Boost for Drought-hit Africa
The IMF, welcoming international support for drought-hit countries in the Horn of Africa, is discussing with Djibouti and Kenya increasing existing loans to the two East African countries as part of the response. The IMF’s African Department head says there is also room to boost disaster-relief aid effectiveness.

February 08, 2011 -- IMF Survey: IMF Lends $508.7 Million to Help Kenya Launch Key Reforms
The IMF approves a $508.7 million loan to back Kenya’s economic program, as the country embarks on reforms arising from the implementation of its new constitution. The program will help Kenya deal with vulnerabilities that could derail its efforts to accelerate growth.

March 08, 2010 -- IMF Survey: IMF Chief Highlights Africa's Next Steps for Transformation
After getting through the global economic crisis relatively well, Africa must now address longer term challenges to the continent's future, including governance issues and climate change, to be able to press ahead with the region's economic transformation, says Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

March 08, 2010 -- IMF Survey: Africa Seeing Signs of Recovery After Global Crisis—IMF
After getting through the global economic crisis relatively well, Africa must now address longer term challenges to the continent's future, including governance issues and climate change, to be able to press ahead with the region's economic transformation, says Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

March 04, 2010 -- IMF Survey: Private Sector Gains Ground in Africa
The growing role of the private sector in Africa has been credited by the head of the IMF's African Department for sustaining foreign investment during the recent global slump. In an interview, Antoinette Sayeh says Africa has demonstrated a new openness.

March 04, 2010 -- IMF Survey: Africa Faces Twin Challenges After Global Crisis
With world recovery under way, Africa faces the twin challenges of reviving strong growth and reinforcing resilience to the economic shocks that regularly batter the continent, IMF officials say, as the IMF's head embarks on a three-country visit to the region.

January 08, 2010 -- IMF Survey: IMF Shocks Loan, Policy Changes Help Kenya's Recovery
Less than a year after drawing on an emergency IMF loan, Kenya is showing signs of economic recovery, the IMF says in its regular assessment of the country’s economy. Kenya’s loan drawdown allowed the country to close financing gaps that opened up during 2008.

July 12, 2000 -- Assessment of the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
Evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of a country's poverty reduction objectives and strategies, and in it the staffs of the IMF and World Bank make recommendations about whether the PRSP or IPRSP provides a sound basis for concessional assistance from the Bank and Fund, as well as for debt relief under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Debt Initiative. PDF File Size: 344Kb

December 15, 1995 -- Kenya - Recent Economic DevelopmentsSeries: IMF Staff Country Report No. 95/133Notes: This report on recent economic developments in Kenya was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with this member country. As such, the views expressed in this document are those of the staff team amd do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government of Kenya, or the Executive Board of the IMF.

July 14, 1999 -- The Cross-Border Initiative in Eastern and Southern Africa
The Initiative comprises a common policy framework aims to facilitate cross-border economic activity by eliminating barriers to the flow of goods, services, labor, and capital, and to help integrate markets by coordinating reform programs in several key structural areas, supported by appropriate macroeconomic policies.